Divine Mercy Parish
Founded 2005
Saint Stanislaus Church Founded 1890
Church of the Holy Cross Founded 1891
Saints Peter and Paul Church Founded 1899
“O God, your mercy knows no bounds and the treasure of your
goodness is infinite…”
Prayer after the ‘Te Deum’ Hymn
Parish Office
233 Adeline Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08611
Phone 609-393-4826 ~ Fax 609-393-3538
Monday thru Friday: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Web Page
www.divinemercyoftrenton.org
Clergy
Very Rev. Dennis A. Apoldite, Pastor ~ Ext.101
Rev. Edward Kwoka, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 105
Rev. Thomas Kunnath, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 106
Rev. George Medina, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 102
Deacon John Grussler
Office Hours
Monday thru Friday 9:00am to 12:00 Noon
Staff
Mrs. Barbara Komendat
Secretary ~ Ext. 100
Mrs. Rosemarie Micharski
Coordinator of Religious Education ~ Ext. 108
Mr. Wilfredo Benitez
Director of Maintenance
609- 393-4826
Natalie Megules
Temporary Director of Music Ministry and Organist
Mr. Darek Blaszczyk, Polish Organist
609-356-9012
Mercy House Outreach Ministry
Mercyhousetrenton@verizon.net
Holy Cross Center of Learning—609.882.4567
Mrs. Rose Anna Romanello, Coordinator
New Parishioners
Welcome to our Parish Community. Please register
at the Parish Office at your earliest convenience.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Together we pray the Chaplet fifteen minutes prior to
each weekend Liturgy. Please be sure to join us.
VOCATION TO PRIESTHOOD?
Email: Vocations@DioceseofTrenton.org
January 4, 2015
The Epiphany of the Lord
Weekend Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM English
Sunday 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM English
12:00 PM Polish; 5:00 PM Spanish
Holy Days
Please see Mass Schedule
Daily Schedule
Monday through Friday 7:00 AM English
Friday evening 6:30 PM Polish; 7:30 PM Spanish
Sacraments
Reconciliation (Confessions)
Every Saturday from 3:30 to 3:50 PM, or by
appointment.
Spowiedź po Polsku
w każdy piątek od 6:00-6:20 PM
w każdą niedzielę od 11:30-11:50 AM
Sacramento de la Reconciliación
4:30 PM antes de las 5 PM Misa
(Spanish and English)
Baptism
First and third Sundays of each month during the
10:00 AM Mass or at 1:15 PM. A required Baptismal
Preparation Session for parents is held on the last
Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the parish
Office, 233 Adeline Street.
Please contact the Parish Office to register.
Marriage
Arrangements should be made at least one year prior
to the marriage. Please contact the Parish Priest.
Pastoral Care of the Sick ~ Anointing of The Sick
Please call the Parish Priest when serious illness
occurs or when the sick, aged, or incapacitated are
confined to home for an extended period.
Arrangements can be made to bring Communion to
those unable to get to church. After office hours and
on weekends, for an emergency sick call, please call
609-396-7254
First Eucharist ~First Reconciliation~
Confirmation
These Sacraments are administered to our
parishioners in connection with our Religious
Education Program.
Saturday, January 3
4:00 pm Harry E.l Riley req. Raymond & Rosemarie
Micharski
Sunday, January 4 Epiphany of the Lord
8:30 am Russell V. Mich, Sr. req. Franciscan Sisters
Of St. Joseph Associates
10:00 am Joseph Chorba, Sr. req.Leona Tydryszewski
12:00 pm Jan Zak req. Wife & Children
5:00 pm Oscar E. Torres, req. Religious Education
Staff and Students
Monday, January 5
7:00 am Mary Firth req. Bob Chumar
Tuesday, January 6
7:00 am Leona Tyan req Helen Lacomchik
Wednesday, January 7
7:00 am Vocations
Thursday, January 8
7:00 am Special Intentions
Friday, January 9
7:00 am Special Intentions
6:30 pm Stanley Pela req. Friends & Family
7:30 pm Special Intentions
Saturday, January 10
4:00 pm Eileen Kostrzewa req. Husband, Tom
Sunday, January 11 The Baptism of the Lord
8:30 am Maria Saganowski req. Children
10:00 am Anne Hoch req. Joy Johnson
12:00 pm Anna Bak req. Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton Ramos
5:00 pm Special Intentions
VIGIL LIGHT
For the week of January 4, 2015
Is given for the intention of
Joseph Chorba, Sr.
at the request of Leona Tydryszewski
WEEKLY COLLECTION
The collections totals will be published at a later date
due to the early transmission of our bulletins. .
Thank you for your continued co-operation.
“On the feast of the Epiphany, as we recall Jesus’
manifestation to humanity in the face of a Child, may
we sense the Magi at our side, as wise companions
on the way. Their example helps us to lift our gaze
towards the star and to follow the great desires of our
heart. They teach us not to be content with a life of
mediocrity, of “playing it safe”, but to let ourselves be
attracted always by what is good, true and
beautiful… by God, who is all of this, and so much
more! “ Pope Francis
PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Daniel Applegate, Ismael Báez, Joseph Bezinski,
Eleanor
Biesiada, Margaret Bliznawicz, Cathy
Boucher, Josephine Caraballo, Lillian Caraballo,
Richard Caraballo, Florence Cebula, Rosa Choz,
Tim Cicon, Mark Cicon, Fran Costantini, Mary
DeBono, David DeLeon, Sr., Delia
DeLeone, Al
DelAversano, Shawn Kevin Dempsky, Steven
Diefenbach, Linda Donovan, Helen Falcone, Jennifer
Fry,
Margaret Gadecki, Julia Gracioli, Theresa
Grover, Rose
Gruzlovic, Catherine Hager, Amber
Haux, Alexander and Marianne Heyesey, Steven
Hill, Fran Hrabchak, Andrew
Jacobs, Jean
Janeczek, Arlene Jarzyk, Lee W. Johnson, Richard
A. Johnson, Carol Kirkland, Ray Klama, Clara
Krencicki, Richard Liedtka, Irene Lipson, Kymberly
Loffredo, Nicholas Loffredo, Anita McIntyre,
Rosemarie and Richard Malkin, Adam Marut, Betty
Marut, Genevieve Marvuglio, Patricia Meisner, Nancy
Mirabelli, Edward Moeller, Carol Morris, Joanne
Murphy, Helen Nealon, Lorraine Novatkowski, Claire
Pasierb, Barbara Pela, Ralph Pela,
Andrew
Pitonyak, Margaret Pregg, Maureen Quinn, Bill
Rafferty, Nancy Rafferty, David Remboske, Jane
Richart, Michael Rogers, Shelby Rowe, George
Ryan, William Scott, Mary Silhan, Lottie Skwirut,
Claire Sorce, Rita Szuter, Stephanie Szuter, Beatrice
Tylutki, Lynde Ugoretz,
Cathy Weber, Patrick
Weber, Nicholas Wiener, Helen Wnuk, Lucjan
Wolinski, Larry Wooton, Mary Ann Zaburski, Brother
Robert Ziobro, Jonathan Zdybel, Carol Zelak and
those listed in the Prayer Intention Book.
PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED
Grace Brown, Stanley Pela, Paul Merger, James T.
Karr, Eileen Karr, Helen Krol, Stanley Wyzykowski,
Josephine Wiaczek, Irene Johnson, Lottie Mizerski,
Harry Riley, Elizabeth Zialkowski, George Pintye,
James Sabol, Katherine Rue, Robert Gronostajski,
Walter V. Szelich, Mary Ann Szczepanski and
Eleanore Pitonyak.
PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY
Please pray for our servicemen and women who are
in the Military and serving in the United States or in
the Middle East. May the Lord keep them safe and
may they return home soon.
OUR PRAYER NETWORK
Dolores can be reached at 609.499.3979. She is
available for all requests that will be lifted in prayer by
members on the prayer line.
“They presented Him with gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. They received a
message in a dream not to return to Herod, so
they went back to their own country by another
route … In Christ Jesus the Gentiles are now coheirs with the Jews, members of the same body
and sharers in the promise through the
preaching of the gospel.”
On this day in the life of the church we discover
the presence of the Christ, bring Him the gift of
ourselves, and receive the wonderful gift of His
life in grace through the sacraments.
Happy Feast of the Epiphany
WAFER SUPPER
Today is our Annual Celebration of our Parish
Wafer Supper. We look forward to seeing many
of you this afternoon at the Catholic War
Veterans Home on Grand Street for the event.
CHURCH CALENDARS
The 2015 Calendars are available in the
vestibule of the church. We offer a very special
thank you to Stanley J. Winowicz, of Winowicz
Funeral Home, for donating the calendars.
2014 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT REQUEST
If you would like your yearly contribution
statement for 2014, please fill out the form below
and drop it in the collection basket or call
Barbara at 609.393.4826, ext. 100.
Name__________________________________
Address _______________________________
Phone__________________Envelope #______
RELIGIOUS EDUCTION
Classes for the children in our Religious
Education Program will resume on
January 13, 2015.
Enjoy your Christmas break.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Divine Mercy Holy Name Society will gather for
Corporate Communion Sunday, January 11, at
the 8:30 AM Mass. The monthly meeting will be
held on Friday, January 9 at 7 PM at Felician
House.
New members are always most
welcome! SUPER BOWL SUNDAY Hoagie Sale
coming up on February 1, 2015.
STATEMENT OF THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Opposing Pornography
Holy Name Societies throughout the world end
their meetings with the Holy Name Pledge. One
of the lines in our pledge is “I pledge myself
against perjury, blasphemy, profanity and
obscene speech.”
In response to the
proliferation of pornography, our society wishes
to share this information given to us by our
Mercer County Federation Spiritual Moderator,
Msgr. John K. Dermond: The largest consumers
of internet pornography are children between the
ages of twelve and seventeen. More than half of
the boys and a third of the girls have seen
pornography before their teenage years.
Pornography contributes to sexual trafficking of
minors, as victims become part of the pool of
videos and images circulated on line.
Pornography has spread like a plague through
our culture, affecting the souls of men, women
and children, and victimizing the most vulnerable
of among us. Pornography use is also cited
frequently as a contributing cause to marital
discord, separation and divorce. We recommend
that parents monitor electronic media in the
home. Also, install parental controls on internet
browsers and televisions. Seek advice from your
Parish Priest if this is a problem in your
household. Thank you for your interest.
Divine Mercy Holy Name Society.
Parish Counseling Services ~ Through a joint
effort of Catholic Charities and the Diocese of
Trenton, licensed professional counselors will be
available to help parishioners with difficult issues
that interfere with day-to-day functioning. This
service can be accessed by contacting your
pastor or parish priest who will provide additional
information and a referral. The fee is $75 per
session. If needed, financial assistance for short
term counseling (up to six sessions) is available
through the Counseling Services.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774 – 1821) ~ In the United States, the Daughters of Charity trace their origins to Elizabeth
Ann Seton, a widowed New York socialite who embraced the Catholic faith and founded a community of women in 1809.
Born in 1774, Elizabeth Ann Bayley was the daughter of a prominent physician. At the age of 19, she married William
Seton, whose family owned a successful import business. They had two sons and three daughters. As was custom for
prominent matrons of the time, Mrs. Seton embarked on a career of public charity. She founded a society of women
known as the Widow’s Society to raise money and give aid to poverty-stricken widows in New York City. The good works
of this group prompted neighbors to refer to them as the “Protestant Sisters of Charity.” Through most of their married life,
William Seton suffered from tuberculosis. In 1803, after suffering severe business losses, including bankruptcy, William’s
health deteriorated rapidly. When he expressed a desire to go to Italy to try to improve his health, Elizabeth left four of her
children with relatives, and went with William, and their eight-year-old daughter abroad. After weeks of travel, William died
in the Filicchi home in Pisa. The widowed Elizabeth and her daughter sailed home to America in April 1804. Confronted
with the need to support her five children without any help from her husband or her husband’s business, which was now
bankrupt, Elizabeth opened a school in her home. After that venture failed, she decided to seek employment elsewhere.
After much prayer and counseling from Archbishop John Carroll, Elizabeth accepted an offer from the president of St.
Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore to establish a school for girls. She moved to Baltimore in 1808 and opened a small school.
This modest beginning marked the start of the Catholic parochial school system in the United States. Elizabeth Seton took
vows of poverty, chastity and obedience on March 25, 1809 and was given the title of “Mother” by Archbishop Carroll.
That June, she and her followers donned a simple black religious habit and se4t out for Emmitsburg, Maryland, situated
50 miles west of Baltimore. Their first house was a cottage on the grounds of St. Mary’s College. On July 31, the group
began community life as the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. In 1810, the sisters adopted the rules written by St. Vincent
de Paul for the Daughters of Charity in France. Word of the Sisters’ talents and good works spread quickly and soon
Mother Seton was besieged by requests for help in setting up parochial schools to serve the burgeoning population along
the Eastern seaboard. In 1814, the Sisters of Charity began opening parish free schools, academies and orphanages
along the coast. Mother Seton died at the age of 46 in 1821. The members of her community continued Elizabeth Seton’s
work. In 1830, the Sisters were running orphanages and schools as far west as Cincinnati and New Orleans and had
established the first hospital west of the Mississippi in St. Louis. Much later, in a response to a request from President
Abraham Lincoln, more than 200 Daughters of Charity served on battlefields and in military hospitals during the Civil War.
They served again in the Spanish American War at the end of the 19th century, when American Daughters in Puerto Rico
shared supplies with Spanish Daughters nursing soldiers of the opposing army. Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the
American Daughters of Charity, was beatified on March 17, 1963 and canonized on September 14, 1975.